Burial-crane.



Patented Oct. 3, I899.

m. B. LEMLEY BUBIAL CRANE. (Application filed Kay 31, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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MORGAN BRADFORD LEMLEY, or room, IOWA.

BURIAL CRANE,

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent :No. 634,008, dated October 3, 1899.

Application filed May 31, 1898. Serial No. 682,210- (llo model.) I

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, MORGAN BRADFORD LEMLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Foote, in the county of Iowa and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burial-Cranes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in burial-cranes, andhas' for'its object to produce a device of this character which can readily be transported and temporarily set up neara grave, where it can be operated to lift the casket from the hearse or the ground, swingit over the grave,'and gently lower it to the bottom thereof, where its engaging parts may be released from above.

Vith these and other objects in view my invention consists in the novel details of construction and combination of parts to be clearly described in the following specification and fully set forth in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which like characters of reference indicate similar parts throughout, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the crane, showing the casket in dotted Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the I hook-and-eye connection of the bands that surround the casket; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view thereof, showing the method of operation of the means for disengaging the members.

In the drawings, 1 represents a pointed metallic cap threaded to the lower end of a ver-' tical post or standard 3, having also secured 28, and said drum is adapted to be operated by means of the crank-handle '7, secured on the shaft thereof.

A collar 8 supports 7 the sleeve 9, which loosely surrounds the upper end of the standard 3 and is free to turn thereon, but is prevented from withdrawal by the pin 10 in the end of the standard. To the sleeve 9 is socured a horizontalarm 11, supported by the brace 12, and said arm is preferably of a single piece of metal bent upon itself at 13,

with its two arms extendingparallel to each other, as shown.

A bracket 14: is adjustably secured to the arm 11 near its outer end and has journaled therein the pulleys 16, and the bracket 17, carrying the pulley 1S, is'also adjustably secured to the arm 11, but is located near its inner end.

Ropes 19 and 21 are wound on the reel 4 and pass over the pulleys 1S and 16 and are secured at their free ends to suitable bands 20 by means of rings 22. These bands are adapted to be passed around the casket and have their ends engaged by means of books 23 and eyes 26 thereon, said hooks and eyes being formed of rectangular loops of wire, the

book being made narrower than the eye and" having its end bent upward to form the nose or bill, which has attached thereto a strap 25, passing under the eye, so that when the said strap 25 is drawn taut from above the eye will be elevated .out of engagement with the hook.

- From the foregoing it will be seen that the bands may be secured about a casket and the crank-handle turned so as to wind the hoisting-ropeson the drum, when the casket will be elevated and maintained in its suspended position by means of the pawl engaging the ratchet-wheel, and thus preventingthe retroaction of the drum. The casket may then be swungintoa posit-ion directly above the grave by turning the arm 11 and gently lowered by removing the pawl from engagement with the ratchet-wheel and allowing the crank to turn slowly. When the casket rests ,upon the ground, the bands are disengaged therefrom by drawing on the straps 25, and the ropes are then wound on the drum, as before, and the operation is completed.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to securebyLetters Patent, isg 1. A burial-crane cbnsisting of an anchor adapted to be driven in the ground, a crane consisting of an upright adapted to be secured at its lower end to said anchor, a horizontal arm rotatably mounted on said upright, a

revolving drum journaled on said upright, a

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secured to the lower ends of said ropes, said bands each having a suitable buckle and a suitable means for disengaging the members of the buckle after the casket is lowered.

2. A burial-crane consisting of an anchor adapted to be located in the ground, an upright attached at its lower end to said anchor, an arm rotatably secured to the upper end of said upright, a drum journaled on said up right, pulleys supported by said arm, said pulleys adapted to be moved longitudinally on said arm and secured in proper positions,

ropes passing over said pulleysand thence around the drum, bands secured to the lower ends of said ropes, said bands adapted to surround the casket, each band having a suit able buckle and'a means for disengaging the members of the buckle when the casket is lowered.

3. A burial-crane consisting of an anchor opposite end of each band, the hooks having at their hooked ends a horizontal section, a strap or other flexible connection secured to the horizontal ends of said hook, said strap adapted to pass under the upper end of the loop and when tightened adapted to disengage the loop from the hook.

4. A burial-crane consisting of an anchor adapted to be made stationary with the ground, an upright secured at its lower end to said anchor, an arm rotatably secured to the upper end of said upright, said arm consisting of a metallic tubing bent at an intermediatepoint and having its ends extending parallel to each other and being secured at its inner ends to the rotatable support,.pulleys carried by said arm, ropes passing over said pulleys and thence around the drum, bands fixed to the lower ends of said ropes said bands having at their ends suitable buckles and a means for disengaging the members of the buokles when the casket is lowered.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MORGAN BRADFORD LEMLEY,

Witnesses:

W. W. BOLAND, J. L. LUTTONM 

